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compensatory prophylaxis hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary psychology

the proposal that disgust sensitivity rises in early pregnancy to offset the higher infection risk caused by immune changes.

In evolutionary psychology, compensatory prophylaxis hypothesis refers to the proposal that disgust sensitivity rises in early pregnancy to offset the higher infection risk caused by immune changes. This meaning comes from Fessler (2005) in Evolution and Human Behavior.[1]

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Fessler, D. M. T., Eng, S. J., & Navarrete, C. D. (2005). Elevated disgust sensitivity in the first trimester of pregnancy. Evolution and Human Behavior, 26(4), 344-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2004.12.001

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